The safest country of Europe is enough. The end of a party paradise of tourists
This solution worries hoteliers and pubs and restaurants. The Croatian island and the city of Hvar wants to break with a noisy and party image. Introduces significant restrictions.
Hvar is one of the places in Croatia that tourists love especially. The mountainous island and the city of the same name are famous not only for its beautiful views, but also the vibrant night life thanks to a rich party offer. It is from the latter association that the city’s authorities want to cut off. Croatia, according to statistics, the safest country in the European Union, no longer wants loud party people.
No more loud parties in Hvar
Last week, the councilors of the city of Hvar voted for maintaining restrictions in the summer, which set the noise limit at 85 decibels.
Such a volume level equals in the full guests of the restaurant or the noise of the city, so in practice it will mean changes in the operation of popular clubs at the peak of the season, as well as restaurants for restaurants that organize weddings and events in the open air, also on the Paklinski Islands located nearby.
What will be a relief for those living nearby, does not necessarily like representatives of the tourism industry, as well as the owners of restaurants and pubs, who await an additional obligation and problems with its enforcement. The decision was made despite the fact that the hotel lobby sought … the entire island of the “year -round entertainment zone”. Entrepreneurs believe that “well -regulated” night life is one of the magnets attracting tourists to Hvar. In practice, does this mean to cancel events to many people and will the provision be enforced? It will turn out in the summer.
Fine for tourists in Dubrovnik and Split
“I think it is a disaster. From the beginning we were in favor of order, that it is within the norm and severe penalties. We have a technology that can monitor all this. Nobody denies that we need to normalize it and take it under control. Now we are going from one extreme to the other, it is simply not good,” he complained about this solution Vicko Viskovi from the Dictum hotel association Factum, in an interview with the local Dnevnik.hr service.
Euronews notes that change is part of a broader strategy for the development of tourism quality in all of Croatia, which is also to benefit local residents. Already in Dubrovnik and Split, party people who are unable to control themselves can receive a fine of up to 700 euros (nearly PLN 3,000) for behavior considered inappropriate, e.g. drinking alcohol, drug use or urination in a public place. The inhabitants of Croatia are exposed to such views every summer.
